The path to power -- The men around Justinian -- Roman law and riot -- Hagia Sophia and the reconquest of Africa -- Belisarius in Italy -- The years of hope deferred -- The bitter fruits of victory -- Emperor and Pope -- The final years -- Epilogue

The path to power -- The men around Justinian -- Roman law and riot -- Hagia Sophia and the reconquest of Africa -- Belisarius in Italy -- The years of hope deferred -- The bitter fruits of victory -- Emperor and Pope -- The final years -- Epilogue